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Patient ID a Top Source of Error; Newborns High Risk
Wrong-patient errors linked to identification are significant and may correlate with increasing patient volume and frequent handoffs among providers, plus increased data sharing, research indicates.
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Study: ACA Resulted in Fewer Uninsured People in EDs
A new study of patients in Illinois found that fewer uninsured people visited the ED after implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
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Program Targets Frail Seniors, Offering Help with Independence
A case management program that targets frail seniors with a combined case management and technological tool solution produced significant cost savings in a pilot study.
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Lobbying Congress for Case Management in New Era
When case management organizations and advocates descend on Capitol Hill in 2017, they’ll have to assume the groundwork they’ve laid for eight years has been excavated. Years of careful education about case management, established in one-on-one meetings with people who affect healthcare policy, will have been largely erased.
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The ACA is Poised for Chopping Block — What Happens to Case Management?
Case Management Advisor asked healthcare and case management experts to predict how a rescinded or partially repealed ACA might affect the current trend toward population health, care coordination, and enhanced need for case management.
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Safety Huddles Produce Results If They Are Controlled and Monitored
After a year of regular safety huddles at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown, NY, reporting of incidents has increased 51%, and participants reported more than 1,500 issues of concern.
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Improving Care Coordination for Substance Abuse Patients
There has been significant discussion in recent years about the importance of providing a “warm handoff” to patients who present to the ED with substance abuse problems.
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Case Managers Help Mentally Ill Youth with Transition Challenges
Case managers can help youth with mental illnesses transition into adult mental health services.
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Suggested Questions Case Managers Can Ask Older, Very Ill Patients
Healthcare providers, including case managers, can bring up end-of-life issues with their most frail and ill patients by approaching it in a Q&A format.
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How SPIKES Method Works, in a Nutshell
The SPIKES method can work for approaching end-of-life discussions with patients whose frailty and multiple chronic illnesses suggest it’s time to discuss palliative care or even referral to hospice care.